WATERTOWN -- As Glastonbury coach Tom Zelek stood by the 18th hole, watching his No. 1 player Evan Grenus tap in for a double bogey, he thought a chance at the CIAC Boys' Division I championship had just vanished before his eyes.

Heading to the final green to watch Grenus finish his round, he had been told that Glastonbury would likely need a final round 70 to steal the title. And when Grenus approached his coach, he told him he'd just shot a 72.

Instead, Zelek didn't have to worry. Grenus' 1-over-par 72 simply solidified Glastonbury's first Division I golf state title, as the Tomahawks (303) held off pre-tournament favorite Greenwich (307) to win the crown.

"I didn't see this coming," Zelek said, standing next to the pro shop. "Someone told the kids that they needed a 70 with the last score to win, so I thought that was true. But then one of the kids ran up and said that we'd won and he would never say that unless it was true, so it means a lot."

For Greenwich, which had been ranked No. 1 by the CIAC this season and was coming off an FCIAC championship win, it was its third runner-up finish since 2008. Although the Cardinals got solid rounds from all their players -- Paul Pastore (73), Dario Orlando (75), Thomas Kingshott (79), Derek Sudell (80) and Phillip Goransson (85), the top four scores counted toward the team total -- they came up just short.

"We have a great bunch of guys here, but we just couldn't get it done today," Greenwich coach Jeff Santilli said. "They played their hearts out all season and there's no complaints. It's so hard to win a state championship. It's tough."

Especially when you don't even get a chance to play the course prior to competing for the state title.

"We played this course blind," Santilli said. "Being down in Greenwich we never really get a chance to see these golf courses. We didn't get in a practice round or anything. It's so hard for us to try and get up here during the regular season. With that being said, playing a course for the first time and finishing runner-up, my hat's off to my kids. They had a great season."

Several other FCIAC and region teams fared well, including Ridgefield (310), which finished in third place, Newtown (316, tied for fourth), Fairfield Prep and Staples (320), which tied for sixth, Trumbull (14th) and Wilton (16th)

"We were seeded 11th coming in and our goal was to finish better than that," Prep coach Bob Bernier said, whose team was led by sophomore Andrew Sciarretta, the defending individual medalist, who shot a 6-over 77. "This was a good day for us."

This year, individual medalist honors went to Blake Kelley of Manchester, who fired a 1-under-par 70 over the 6,492-yard, par-71 layout.

"I was hitting the driver well and making a lot of putts. That really helped out," Kelley said. "Conditions were rough, but I made some pretty good comeback putts for par, a lot of up and downs."

There were also some solid individual efforts from the region's players, including Danbury's Max Theodorakis, who shot 76, and Hatters' teammate Andrew Stock (78), while Thomas Gannon (79) and Tyler Mazut (81) represented Fairfield Warde. Back in the team competition, Shelton finished 18th and Fairfield Ludlowe came in 19th.

"It was a struggle," Theodorakis said. "On the front nine, I made a couple of mistakes and I just couldn't get anything going on the greens. I've been playing well of late, everything coming up to today was good but today was just all right." It

was great, though, for Glastonbury, who along with Grenus, got a 74 from Nathaniel Dong, a 75 from Denis Biglin and an 82 from Mitchell Lotufo to give the Tomahawks the title.

"Even when we had bad holes, these kids keep grinding," Zelek said. "There were a lot of great teams here that were playing really well and I thought we had a chance but ¦ I'm still in shock. This means a lot."